# SC dismisses Karnataka discoms plea on Adani Power Rs 1,005 crore invoices 2026-08-18T05:42:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Karnataka electricity distribution companies to stay what they called 'wrongful' invoices of Rs 1,005 crore uploaded by Adani Power on a government portal. A bench led by Justice PS Narasimha refused to interfere with the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity's order, which had upheld a Central Electricity Regulatory Commission direction for the discoms to pay the entire amount within 45 days. The CERC in 2023 held the discoms liable to pay carrying cost on differential amounts along with late payment surcharge. Adani Power later accused the discoms of noncompliance. In their appeal, the discoms, led by Power Company of Karnataka, claimed no dues were payable and argued they paid under protest to avoid power supply disruption, warning they would struggle to meet other legitimate expenses. The top court asked the appellate tribunal to pronounce its final order in the matter within three months. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Economic Times sources report the same facts neutrally, framing the dispute as a legal procedure without taking sides. The coverage leads with the Supreme Court's dismissal, then details the discoms' financial hardship argument. No source questions the CERC's order or Adani Power's claim, neither gives the discoms' perspective more weight. The uniform straight reporting means the key takeaway is procedural: Aptel must rule within three months, and the discoms have already paid the amount under protest. The implications for Karnataka's power finances and the precedent for similar invoice disputes remain to be seen after Aptel's final order. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - legal.economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of court order and discoms' claims, no editorial slant - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T19:25:57+00:00. Tags: Adani Power, APTEL, CERC, Karnataka, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-dismisses-karnataka-discoms-plea-against-adani-power-invoices/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-dismisses-karnataka-discoms-plea-against-adani-power-invoices/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/